The windstalk is a concept design by New York design firm Atelier DNA as a possible clean energy generation project for Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City. The proposed windstalk farm would consists of more than one thousand 180-foot-tall carbon fiber reinforced resin poles anchored by sloping concrete bases. At the top of each windstalk is a wind-powered LED light. As the windstalk sways in the wind, pressure is applied to piezoelectric discs, generating electricity, which powers the light

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